Researchers Trace Effects of Genetic Defect in Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy Jan 30, 2010
A study published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology shows that the loss of a single protein accounts for most of the molecular abnormalities associated with the disease, while loss of a second protein also seems to play an important role. See Also. (Science Daily)
AMP releases statement on oversight of laboratory tests Jan 29, 2010
The Association for Molecular Pathology is an international medical professional association dedicated to the advancement, practice, and science of clinical molecular laboratory medicine and translational research based on the applications of molecular biology, genetics and genomics. Through the efforts of an enthusiastic membership from across the United States and around the world, AMP continues to grow in numbers and influence. (EurekAlert!)
Life Tech quarter surprises analysts Jan 29, 2010
The company said it brought in $45 million from H1N1 swine flu products, helping boost revenue in its Molecular Biology Systems group by 19 percent to $422 million. Its second-largest group, Genetic Systems, saw revenue grow 16 percent to $234 million. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Advances in cancer detection research by Virginia Tech engineer featured in British magazine Jan 29, 2010
A relatively new technology, it had already shown promise in revolutionizing certain procedures in molecular biology and in proteomics, among other fields. Building upon novel technology developed while working on Homeland Security projects at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) as well as from his biomedical graduate student days at the University of California, Berkeley, Davalos, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Virginia Tech, is now creating unique microsystems that are... (EurekAlert!)
Hacking Into Cells' Communications System Could Lead to New Drugs to Tackle Neurodegeneration Jan 27, 2010
Scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Hamburg, Germany, have now found a way to hack into a vital communications system, raising the possibility of developing new drugs to tackle disorders like neurodegeneration, cancer and cardiovascular disease. See Also. (Science Daily)
Stroke's 'Death Signal' Can Be Blocked; Discovery May Aid Drug Development Jan 26, 2010
16, 2005) Scientists at the Universities of Heidelberg and Ulm and a unit of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Monterotondo, Italy, have discovered that a specific signal within brain cells. (Dec. (Science Daily)
Sexual Vs. Asexual Reproduction: What's Better? Jan 25, 2010
In an article published in a recent issue of the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution, she and her colleagues, including John M. Logsdon Jr., associate professor of biology, examined the theory that sexual reproduction, while requiring more time and energy than asexual reproduction, is also much more common among living organisms and, therefore, must be very beneficial ... Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2009; DOI. (Science Daily)
Chaperonins Prompt Proper Protein Folding -- But How? Jan 25, 2010
"The important thing about the chaperonin molecule is that it is key to folding proteins in the cell -- proteins such as actin, tubulin and tumor suppressors," said Dr. Wah Chiu, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at BCM and a senior author of the report. "Previously, people had studied chaperonins in the bacteria Escherichia coli," said Chiu, also director of the National Center for Macromolecular Imaging and of the Nanomedicine Development Center at BCM. "We wanted to look at how... (Science Daily)
How scientists programme bacteria to produce a light show Jan 24, 2010
" In this same issue of Nature, the editors have marked what many scientists consider to be the 10th anniversary of the birth of synthetic biology - the discipline that sets out to engineer or manipulate life. "Part of the whole excitement of synthetic biology was to make a branch of molecular biology into an engineering discipline," said Dr Hasty. "The aim is to use computational tools to design biological circuits from scratch. "We're not quite there yet, but we can already design some of... (BBC News -- Science)
Can Modern-Day Plants Trace Their New Zealand Ancestry? Jan 24, 2010
"The fossil record of pollen could be read to say that this group of plants is a relic from the breakup of Gondwana -- but by combining the leaf fossils and evidence from molecular biology, it looks like exactly the opposite is true.". Email or share this story. (Science Daily)
Marshall W. Nirenberg, 82; biologist, leader untangling life's genetic code Jan 22, 2010
The achievement, in a critical experiment in 1961, was the more remarkable because Dr. Nirenberg was only 34 at the time and unknown to the celebrated circle of biologists, led by Francis Crick, who had built the framework of molecular biology ... His talk was given to an almost empty room, Horace Judson writes in The Eighth Day of Creation, his history of molecular biology. (Boston Globe)
Energy of Attacking Virus Revealed Jan 22, 2010
The research findings are now being published in Journal of Molecular Biology. Alex Evilevitch says that there is great interest in this research field among clinical and molecular virologists, that is, virus researchers working in medical science. (Science Daily)
Sac State lands $350,000 science grant Jan 22, 2010
The federal funds will pay for equipment for a new advanced cell analysis laboratory for the Center for Interdisciplinary Molecular Biology Education, Research and Advancement, which is within the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The center advances research and education in the areas of cell and molecular biology and biochemistry. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Researcher Discovers Ebola's Deadly Secret Jan 21, 2010
A research team led by Gaya Amarasinghe, an assistant professor of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, had previously solved the structure of a critical part of an Ebola protein known as VP35, which is involved in host immune suppression ... The current research describing the protein-RNA complex structure, which was solved by using non-infectious VP35 protein, and associated functional studies is published in the current issue of the journal Nature Structural and Molecular Biology... (Science Daily)
Open Access Drug Discovery Database Launches With Half a Million Compounds Jan 20, 2010
The database is hosted by the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI). It was transferred from biotech firm Galapagos NV in July 2008 through a 4. (Science Daily)
Membrane-coat proteins: Bacteria have them too Jan 20, 2010
Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, have discovered that these poorly-studied bacteria possess proteins thought to exist only in eukaryotes organisms whose cells have a nucleus ... Using a combination of bioinformatics, molecular biology and electron microscopy, the EMBL scientists found that proteins with the characteristic membrane-coat architecture also exist in members of the PVC group, but not in any other bacteria, in association with... (EurekAlert!)
Infotainment Jan 20, 2010
Gladys Alexandre, associate professor of biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology at University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT-K), decided to look at Azospirillum brasilense, the more complex soil bacterium than. Britain is to ban irresponsible promotions which fuel binge drinking and alcohol-related crime, in the latest bid to curb the notorious practice, a minister said. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Deadly Scorpion Provides Safe Pesticide Jan 19, 2010
In his study of the toxins and the evolution of their genes he recently published a paper in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution that demonstrates how computational analyses at the gene sequence level leads to better understanding of how to manipulate toxin activity. A venom factory in the lab. (Science Daily)
Researchers find new insights into inherited retinal disease Jan 19, 2010
Additional contributors to the study include Gianluca Caridi and Gian Marco Ghiggeri of the Giannina Gaslini Institute of Genoa, Italy; Vanda S. Lopes and David S. Williams of the Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA; Francesco Brancati and Enza Maria Valente of the CSS-Mendel Institute and G. d'Annunzio University, Italy; Andreas Kispert of the Institute for Molecular Biology, Hannover Medical School, Germany; Madeline Lancaster and Andrew Schlossman of UC San Diego; Edgar A. Otto, John F. O'Toole,... (EurekAlert!)
Studies Demonstrate Link Among Alzheimer's Disease, Down Syndrome and Atherosclerosis Jan 16, 2010
The researchers' two papers -- one in Molecular Biology of the Cell and the other in PLoS One -- implicate the Alzheimer's-associated protein beta amyloid (amyloid protein), which damages the microtubule transport system responsible for moving chromosomes, proteins and other cargo around inside cells ... The first paper, by Antoneta Granic and colleagues published online Dec. 23 in Molecular Biology of the Cell, provides the mechanism behind previous work by Dr. Potter's laboratory showing that... (Science Daily)
Scientists hope to end sleeping sickness by making parasite that causes it self-destruct Jan 16, 2010
About the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The ASBMB is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization with more than 12,000 members worldwide. (EurekAlert!)
Genome advances peril for pests Jan 15, 2010
Eight more publications, authored by the ASU investigators and their colleagues, will soon follow, to be published in Heredity, Insect Molecular Biology and PLoS.. "Emerging from these genome studies are a lot of opportunities for exploiting Nasonia in topics ranging from pest control to medicine, genetics, and evolution," says Werren. (EurekAlert!)
Molecular Security System That Protects Cells from Potentially Harmful DNA Discovered Jan 15, 2010
Led by Reuben Harris, associate professor of biochemistry, molecular biology and biophysics in the College of Biological Sciences, the report's findings will be published online by Nature Structural and Molecular Biology on Jan. 10. In the study, Harris and colleagues show how APOBEC3A, an enzyme found in human immune cells, disables double-stranded foreign DNA by changing cytosines (one of the four main bases in DNA) to uracils (an atypical DNA base). (Science Daily)
New UT Knoxville research finds new ways to understand bacteria's 'thinking' Jan 15, 2010
Biology typically looks at the common bacteria Escherichia coli as the model for bacteria's ability to move actively and independently, but Gladys Alexandre, an associate professor of biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology at UT Knoxville, decided to look at the more complex soil bacterium, Azospirillum brasilense. "As bacteria's ability to make decisions goes, E. coli is kind of dumb, which makes it easy for researchers to study sensing and information processing -- essentially, decision... (EurekAlert!)
New study raises the possibility that some antiviral drugs could make diseases worse Jan 14, 2010
D., a researcher involved in the study from the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of Texas at Austin. "It remains to be seen whether an elevated mutation rate that does not cause rapid viral extinction enhances treatment or may instead thwart treatment by enhancing viral evolution." Bull's research collaborators included Rachael Springman, Thomas Keller, and Ian Molineux from the same institution. (EurekAlert!)
Key Piece of Puzzle Sheds Light on Function of Ribosomes Jan 14, 2010
qvist at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology at Uppsala University have carried out large-scale calculations of the ribosome reaction center, and this has enabled them to monitor the changes electronic structure during the reaction ... 7, 2009) The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2009 jointly to Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom. (Science Daily)
Microbe Understudies Await Their Turn in the Limelight: Deep-Sea 'Lost City' Shows Rare Microbes Can Become Dominant Jan 13, 2010
5, 2007) A new computational method to analyse environmental DNA samples, developed by researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, now sheds light on the microbial. (Jan. (Science Daily)
MicroRNA Targets Identified in C. Elegans Jan 12, 2010
Their work will be published online in advance of print on January 10 by Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)
UCSD students to help run new fund Jan 12, 2010
Rasochova, who has a doctorate in molecular biology, was formerly a business development leader at the Dow Pharma division of the Dow Chemical Co., where she built a startup specializing in human vaccines. She left that position to pursue a masters of business administration at the Rady School and then stayed on to manage the Venture Fund. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Could Extinct Species Make a Comeback? Jan 11, 2010
"Just the study of ancient DNA only broke onto the scene 20 years ago or so. The idea that we could harvest DNA from extinct creatures, from fossil bones, learn something about the past," Sean Carroll, a professor of molecular biology and genetics at the University of Wisconsin, told 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl. Carroll says that like so many things in the field of DNA, the progress has been staggering. (CBS News)
Solving the dilemma of gender imbalance Jan 10, 2010
According to a publication from the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), A Persistent Problem - Traditional Gender Roles (EMBO reports, Vo. 8, No 11, 2007) fewer women than men apply for fellowships - and when they do, they are less likely to succeed than their male counterparts: from 1996 onwards the success rate of women who apply for EMBO Long-Term Fellowships has been 20 per cent lower than that of men. (FirstScience.com)
Nature Structural and Molecular Biology Jan 10, 2010
Home : Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ... Nature Structural & Molecular Biology - Current issue : January 2010 - Vol 17 No 1 ... Structural & Molecular Biology jobs of the week. (Nature News Service)
A role for calcium in taste perception Jan 10, 2010
The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization with over 12,000 members in the United States and internationally ... The Society's purpose is to advance the science of biochemistry and molecular biology through publication of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the Journal of Lipid Research, and Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, organization of scientific meetings, advocacy for funding of basic research and education, support... (EurekAlert!)
EMBO reports Jan 10, 2010
The EMBO Journal is a print and online publication dedicated to providing a variety of complete and rapidly published articles in all areas of molecular biology. It is an influential and highly appreciated international journal run by scientists for scientists. (Nature News Service)
Team of students ventures into synthetic biology Jan 10, 2010
Synthetic biology is a blossoming field that takes advantage of the wealth of genetics and molecular biology expertise that scientists have amassed in the last few decades. The goals of synthetic biologists are to manipulate existing organisms to do new tricks or work more efficiently, or even create totally novel organisms. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Vitamins & Supplements Jan 10, 2010
The study was published in January 2008 in the Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Blanche Danick may be 86 years old, but she's pretty hip. (CNN -- Health)
NSUs coral reef lab gets $15M grant Jan 10, 2010
The new 86,000-square-foot facility will support five main research focus areas: the impact of climate, fish and pollution on coral reef ecosystems; marine planning, analysis and mapping; deep sea coral reefs and biodiversity; molecular biology and conservation genetics as applied to coral reefs; and the impact of ocean and coastal hydrodynamics on coral reefs. The grant was announced Friday to members of Congress. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Nature research journals Jan 10, 2010
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. Impact factor 10. (Nature News Service)
Cell Death and Differentiation Jan 10, 2010
548* 22/157 Cell Biology 24/276 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. Editor-in-Chief: G Melino. (Nature News Service)
